December 2016 PMI-ISM

Series Series
Percentage
Index Index
Index Direction
Dec Nov Point
Change
PMI 54.7 53.2 1.5 Growing
New Orders 60.2 53 7.2 Growing
Production 60.3 56 4.3 Growing
Employment 53.1 52.3 0.8 Growing

Supplier Deliveries 52.9 55.7 -2.8 Slowing

Inventories 47 49 -2 Contracting
Customers
49 49 0 Too Low
Inventories
Prices 65.5 54.5 11 Increasing

Backlog of Orders 49 49 0 Contracting

New Export Orders 56 52 4 Growing

Imports 50.5 50.5 0 Growing

 Rate of Trend* Commodities
AluminumUp
(2)in Price
Change (Months) Brass
#1 Bundle Scrap
#1 Busheling Scrap
Faster 4 Copper (2)
Faster 4 Corrugate (3)
Corrugated Boxes (2)
Faster 4 Methanol (3)
Faster 3 Natural Gas
Nickel
Slower 8 Petroleum Fuels
Scrap Steel (2)
Faster 18 Stainless Steel (9)
Steel (12)
Steel Carbon Sheet; Steel Cold Rolled (2)
Same 3
Steel Hot Rolled
and Titanium Dioxide.
Faster 10

Same 6
Commodities Down in Price

Faster 10

Same 3 Ethylene
HDPE Resin
Plastic Resins (2).
 Commodities
AluminumUp
(2)in Price
Brass
#1 Bundle Scrap
#1 Busheling Scrap
Copper (2)
Corrugate (3)
Corrugated Boxes (2)
Methanol (3)
Natural Gas
Nickel
Petroleum Fuels
Scrap Steel (2)
Stainless Steel (9)
Steel (12)
Steel Carbon Sheet; Steel Cold Rolled (2)
Steel Hot Rolled
and Titanium Dioxide.

Commodities Down in Price

Ethylene
HDPE Resin
Plastic Resins (2).
Index Series Series Percent Direction Rate
Index Index Point of

Dec Nov Change Change

NMI/PMI 57.2 57.2 0 Growing Same

Business 61.4 61.7 -0.3 Growing Slower

Activity/Production

New Orders 61.6 57 4.6 Growing Faster

Employment 53.8 58.2 -4.4 Growing Slower

Supplier Deliveries 52 52 0 Slowing Same

Inventories 52 51.5 0.5 Growing Faster

Prices 57 56.3 0.7 Increasing Faster

Backlog of Orders 48 51 -3 Contracting From

Growing

New Export Orders 53 57 -4 Growing Slower

Imports 50 54 -4 Unchanged From

Growing
Inventory Sentiment 61.5 60.5 1 Too High Faster

Customers' Inventories N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

 Trend**
(Months)

83

89

89

12

235

N/A